UROKINASE


Meaning of UROKINASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyu̇r-ō-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz ]

noun

Date: 1952

: an enzyme that is produced by the kidney and found in urine, that activates plasminogen, and that is used therapeutically to dissolve blood clots (as in the heart)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.